But he added: ‘I also don’t take any offence to the role-playing activities or sexual preferences of Larry’s alternative lifestyle.’

He said he couldn’t support someone who ‘actively promotes [Gorean] philosophy because he believed in gender equality.

Mr Buytaert also suggested the developer had ommitted some relevant facts.

He wrote: ‘While I will not share the evidence that I believe would validate the decision that I made for reasons of liability and confidentiality, I will say that I did not make the decision based on the information or beliefs conveyed in Larry’s blog post.’